Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$3,564.98
46 reported records · 12 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Matthew Follett, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · CHULA VISTA, CA · NPI 1316443849
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Matthew Follett, MD received $3,564.98 in general payments during 2025 across 46 reported records.
Medtronic, Inc. accounted for 59.0% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 26 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$2,103.39 | 59.0% | 20 | 2025 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $409.85 | 11.5% | 6 | 2025 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $337.86 | 9.5% | 3 | 2025 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $245.48 | 6.9% | 8 | 2025 |
| Neo Spine USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $189.93 | 5.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $121.83 | 3.4% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $40.71 | 1.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $31.53 | 0.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.70 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $25.51 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Elevate Surgical Co | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18.44 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $14.75 | 0.4% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,535.97 | 41 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,029.01 | 5 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAZOR X SYSTEM Normalized: mazor x system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $1,139.42 | 8 | 2025 |
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| EXCELSIUS GPS Normalized: excelsius gps |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $386.72 | 5 | 2025 |
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| CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM Normalized: cd horizon spinal system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $269.55 | 2 | 2025 |
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| ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY Normalized: adaptix interbody system with titan nanolock surface technology |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $195.03 | 1 | 2025 |
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| UNID_PASS Normalized: unid pass |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $192.26 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Neo Pedicle Screw System Normalized: neo pedicle screw system |
Device | Neo Spine USA, Inc. | $189.93 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARTIC-L 3D TI SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TIONIC TECHNOLOGY Normalized: artic l 3d ti spinal system with tionic technology |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $140.96 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Other - Miscellaneous Normalized: other miscellaneous |
Device | Alphatec Spine, Inc | $135.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Exparel Normalized: exparel |
Drug | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $121.83 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM Normalized: prestige lp cervical disc system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $80.50 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Shoreline ASC Normalized: shoreline asc |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $79.21 | 1 | 2025 |
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| RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM Normalized: rialto si fusion system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $68.49 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Firebird SI Navigation System Normalized: firebird si navigation system |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $53.59 | 3 | 2025 |
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| Forza Normalized: forza |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $39.61 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NorthStar Normalized: northstar |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $34.48 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PANGEA Normalized: pangea |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $31.53 | 1 | 2025 |
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| MAGNETOS Normalized: magnetos |
Device | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $25.70 | 1 | 2025 |
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| BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Normalized: barricaid acd annular closure device |
Device | Intrinsic Therapeutics | $25.51 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Lattus Normalized: lattus |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $24.17 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Vyrsa V1 Normalized: vyrsa v1 |
Device | Globus Medical, Inc. | $23.13 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ETERNA Normalized: eterna |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $22.86 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PROCLAIM Normalized: proclaim |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $17.85 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM Normalized: catalyft pl expandable interbody system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $17.18 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HYMOVIS Normalized: hymovis |
Device | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $14.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TRILURON Normalized: triluron |
Device | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $14.75 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Spinal-Stim Normalized: spinal stim |
Device | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $14.42 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 16 | suppressed |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 13 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
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| 2025 | $3,564.98 · 46 records | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY, ARTIC-L 3D TI SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TIONIC TECHNOLOGY, BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE), CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM, CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM, ETERNA, EXCELSIUS GPS, Exparel, Firebird SI Navigation System, Forza, HYMOVIS, Lattus, MAGNETOS, MAZOR X SYSTEM, Neo Pedicle Screw System, NorthStar, Other - Miscellaneous, PANGEA, PRESTIGE LP CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM, PROCLAIM, RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM, Shoreline ASC, Spinal-Stim, TRILURON, UNID_PASS, Vyrsa V1 | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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